Female umpire's epic response to hit from 100kg star

A female AFL goal umpire has been praised for her remarkable toughness after being flattened in a brutal collision at the MCG on Sunday.

Chelsea Roffey found herself in the wrong place at the wrong time during the third quarter of the Swans’ 13.9 (87) to 10.18 (78) victory against Melbourne.

Sydney forward Buddy Franklin had just kicked a speculative effort towards goal when Demons defender Oscar McDonald sprinted back to try and get a touch on the ball.

McDonald clearly only had eyes for the ball as he clattered head-first into the unfortunate goal umpire, sending her crashing to the turf.

Incredibly though, Roffey dusted herself off the ground without even acknowledging that she’d been completely taken out by a man standing almost two metres tall and weighing 100kg.

“Chelsea says ‘I’m alright, don’t you worry about me,'” an impressed Brian Taylor said in commentary.

“That’s unbelievable right there,” co-commentator Tim Watson added.

Fans on social media were also wowed by the tremendous resilience the ‘tough-as-nails’ goal umpire displayed.

The Swans defied a heavy injury toll to hold off a late Demons surge and clinch the nine-point win.

The Demons trailed by 28 points at three-quarter time but got within seven points when skipper Nathan Jones kicked truly with five minutes on the clock.

Jones had another shot on goal minutes later but sprayed it wide and the Swans prevailed in front of a 51,424-crowd.

“Our boys were just terrific,” Sydney coach John Longmire said.

“When you have two players down at quarter-time and you’re playing against a team on their home deck who have had a fantastic year … it’s just a fantastic win.”

The loss is a potentially lethal blow for the Demons, who slip to seventh on the ladder and come up against West Coast (away) and GWS in their two remaining games.

Questions will continue to be asked about the resilience of a side that remains winless against top-eight rivals.

“It’s incredibly disappointing,” coach Simon Goodwin said.

“It’s been a tale of some of our games this year where we’ve just struggled to connect and have efficiency inside forward-50 … we certainly didn’t do that very well.”

Sydney climb to sixth but were dealt a major blow with luckless backman Alex Johnson suffering a suspected torn ACL and Nick Smith injuring his hamstring.

Johnson limped from the ground in the arms of the trainers after his “good” right knee buckled underneath him while pursuing Jesse Hogan in the forward pocket.

The 26-year-old’s comeback last week was his first game since the 2012 grand final, having undergone 12 knee operations – including five reconstructions – in the 2136 days between.

With AAP